Q 01/05

In which city was David Letterman born?

A) Chicago

B) Cleveland

C) Indianapolis

D) Cincinnati

Answer · why

C) Indianapolis

He worked as a stock boy at the local Atlas Supermarket and went to Broad Ripple High School there.

Q 02/05

Letterman graduated in 1969 from which university, where he later endowed a scholarship for 'C students'?

A) Purdue

B) Ball State

C) Indiana University

D) Notre Dame

Answer · why

B) Ball State

He studied in what was then the Department of Radio and Television in Muncie, Indiana.

Q 03/05

As a young Indiana TV weatherman, Letterman drew attention for doing what on air?

A) Forecasting in a gorilla suit

B) Refusing to say the word 'snow'

C) Predicting the weather for Mars

D) Congratulating a tropical storm on becoming a hurricane

Answer · why

D) Congratulating a tropical storm on becoming a hurricane

His offbeat delivery on station WLWI hinted at the ironic style that later defined his talk shows.

Q 04/05

In 1975 Letterman moved to Los Angeles and began performing stand-up at which Los Angeles club?

A) The Improv

B) The Comedy Store

C) The Laugh Factory

D) Catch a Rising Star

Answer · why

B) The Comedy Store

His then-wife Michelle and several Sigma Chi fraternity brothers encouraged the move.

Q 05/05

Letterman's first NBC show, The David Letterman Show, aired in 1980 in what time slot?

A) Late night

B) Weekday mornings

C) Saturday prime time

D) Sunday afternoons

Answer · why

B) Weekday mornings

It won two Emmys but flopped in the ratings and was cancelled after four months.